Senior SDK Engineer, Andriod

LiveKit is revolutionizing the AI landscape by providing the essential network infrastructure that powers multimodal AI interfaces, enabling seamless audio and visual interactions. Founded in 2021, LiveKit has rapidly grown to support over 3 Billion calls annually, 100,000+ developers globally, and industry giants like OpenAI, Character AI, Spotify, and Meta.

You'll thrive at LiveKit if you:

obsess with crafting code that is fast, reliable and practical for the problem

are known as the go-to person for tackling tough technical problems

work hard and can build and ship fast

can clearly explain complex technical concepts to others

are a fast learner, frequently picking up new languages and tools

The best way to impress us is with thoughtful Issues and/or PRs on our Github repos

About This Role:

We’re looking for a senior SDK engineer who thrives on variety and enjoys working across layers of the stack. At LiveKit, you’ll power real-time communications on Android by contributing to our Android SDK, React Native bindings, and shared modules that help teams build high-quality, low-latency apps.

You’ll focus on Android and React Native development: refining Kotlin APIs, maintaining bridges, debugging audio/video behavior, improving CI pipelines, and smoothing developer experience. You’ll work with a small, senior team that values autonomy, collaboration, and craftsmanship.

You’ll own the Android SDK and React Native integrations, guiding their design, implementation, and long-term direction while helping ensure consistency across LiveKit’s SDK ecosystem.

What You'll Do:

Own the Android SDK and React Native bindings, becoming the go-to engineer responsible for design, development, and long-term maintenance.

Contribute to shared modules that power LiveKit’s multi-language SDK ecosystem.

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration, shared standards, and consistent developer experience.

Diagnose and solve complex cross-platform performance or reliability issues across Android, React Native, web, and server environments.

Improve CI/CD, testing, and release processes across SDKs, strengthening release pipelines and developer tooling.

Push the boundaries of real-time performance, optimizing systems for low latency, scalability, and efficiency.

Who You Are:

You have strong engineering fundamentals and experience shipping production-quality code in Kotlin or Java for Android and in React Native.

You’re comfortable moving between languages and toolchains, picking up new technologies quickly as the problem demands.

You’ve built or maintained SDKs, APIs, or developer-facing frameworks with an eye for usability and long-term maintainability.

You have hands-on experience with CI/CD, testing, and release processes in multi-language environments.

You’re collaborative, pragmatic, and communicative, able to work closely with other engineers to solve tough cross-platform challenges.

(Bonus) You understand real-time systems, multimedia pipelines, or network performance.

(Bonus) You’ve worked on cross-platform SDK design or bridging native modules.

We offer

The opportunity to shape the brand of a fast-growing developer platform

Collaboration with a small, senior team that deeply values craft and creativity

Competitive salary and equity package

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible vacation policy

Compensation Range: $120K - $250K